Members of the South Sebastian County Historical Society are attending The Civil War in Arkansas, Voices in the Dust third annual Fort Smith history conference. Site visits to Van Buren's historic Fariview Cemetery and Drennen-Scott house were conducted today. Tomorrow promises a day of scholarly presentations by historians and professors on the campus of the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith. The event is open to the public. For more information, visit the Clayton House website.
Other upcoming events can be seen at the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial website
www.arkansascivilwar150.com .
At the Museum we are busy clearing out last year's displays and preparing our interpretation of the Civil War in South Sebastian County for our May opening. We are excited to bring you the stories of area families during that time of great historical significance.
